by pddg_admin | Jul 30, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
As part of the fiscal year 2020-21 State budget, the Legislature has amended two key provisions of the Education Code as they relate to the development and disposition of school district surplus properties. The changes went into effect in June as part of Senate Bill...
by pddg_admin | Jul 21, 2020 | Publications
Software, Desks, and Hand Sanitizer: Adapt During the 2020-2021 School Year with Alternate Procurement Districts are working diligently to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, but being prepared requires more than developing a plan. In our ever-shifting world, you...
by pddg_admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Publications
CSBA webinars offers important legal and fiscal insights regarding reopening schools and budget management. DWK’s Marie Nakamura joined Keith Bray, CSBA’s General Counsel and Chief of Staff, and other panelists for Part 1 of their webinar series discussing...
by pddg_admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
For the first time since the enactment of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), a California appellate court has issued an opinion interpreting its application and making it more difficult for plaintiffs to successfully challenge at-large governing board election...
by pddg_admin | Jun 9, 2020 | Publications
Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part III of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigates how COVID-19 affects different aspects of district construction projects – from...
by pddg_admin | Jun 3, 2020 | Publications
Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part II of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigated how COVID-19 affects different aspects of district construction projects...
by pddg_admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Last week the California Supreme Court issued an opinion outlining circumstances in which public agencies may recover costs associated with a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request from the individual making the request. (National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco...
by pddg_admin | May 27, 2020 | Publications
Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part I of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigated how COVID-19 affects different aspects of district construction projects...
by pddg_admin | May 7, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
In what is being hailed as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees all children a minimum basic education, meaning one that provides an opportunity for “foundational...
by pddg_admin | May 5, 2020 | Publications
As local education agencies (LEAs) prepare to bring more workers back and slowly reopen their offices and school sites, managing employee absences becomes more important and difficult than ever. LEAs need to be prepared to address these absences through the newly...
